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What
can one do with outdated technology? Just ask [The User].
The group's obsession is finding new artistic uses for yesterday's
technology. First listen to what they've done with old Dot
Matrix Printers, then sit back and enjoy their grandest reuse
idea yet, Silophone. You'll even learn how to play the Silophone
yourself!
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What
will be the future of web radio? Check back as this story continues...
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For a more recent look at webcasting
please listen to our documentary on the "The
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Take
a look inside the life of aspiring Video Game programers...
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The
next British Invasion may arrive or just might not be legal...
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Wireless
networking is fun, but it isn't as secure as you might think...
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Micheal
Savic has designed some interesting sound analysis technologies...
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Can
you design a robot? These students
can! |
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Video
Games for the Blind?
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Fuel
Cells for the car, er I mean for the...
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What
are you going to do with that old computer?
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The
MP3 of Video goes commercial...
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Assistive
technologies are in fashion...
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Hear
what Robin Miller of Slashdot has to say about...
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In
2001, HAL lives. |
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As
e-commerce companies rebuild after the shakedown, serious study
is going into what the web does and doesn't market well. How
might the web get around some of its inherent deficiencies?
Take a listen. |
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Michigan
University scientists are working on a breakthrough that could
revolutionize the way we treat certain injuries. Find
out how bone and other tissues might be regenerated. |
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Did you
know that ethanol can be refined from municipal wastes? Did
you know that you can go to the car dealership and ask for
a vehicle that can run on both ethanol and regular gasoline
at no extra cost? There's probably
a lot you didn't know about Henry Ford's favorite fuel source.
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These
synthetic fabrics can hold back the dykes, reduce erosion and
even assist us with gardening. Can they
help us keep PCB contamination under control? |
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This
Michigan State University innovation will help law enforcement
with a lot of the dirty work. Finding
trace evidence outdoors - like hair samples - just got a lot
easier. |
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Lasers
may help mankind develop a new power source that is nearly inexhaustible,
clean and free of any geographic restrictions. Right now, the
Laboratory for Laser Energetics in Rochester, New York is testing
the technical feasibility of such a process. See
and hear the OMEGA laser in action. |
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Take
a listen to how we can better protect buildings from shocks
such as man-made explosions and earthquakes. Also
click here to see some of the devices in action. |
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Be Connected Series on Technology is made possible by the
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Want
vision better than 20/20? Who
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[The
User] presents a new twist on recycling outdated technology.
If you are on a broadband connection, be sure to listen to the
MP3. If you
haven't listened to the Silophone story,
be sure to check that out as well. |
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Remember
the first multimedia computer? It wasn't the Macintosh. It was
the Amiga. It may now return in
a different form we can all use. |
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This
seems to be everyone's favorite story. I'm not sure why. Find
out for yourself. |
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